The Nigeria Union in
South Africa said on Thursday that a Nigerian petty trader, Monday Okorie, was
killed in Potchefstroom, North West Province of that country, on Tuesday.
Mr Ikechukwu Anyene,
the President of the Union, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on phone from
Pretoria, South Africa, that the victim was an indigene of Agwu in Enugu State.
He said that on
receipt of the report, some national officers of the union travelled to the
North West Province to investigate the incident.
Anyene said that
initial investigation showed that some unknown assailants shot and killed
Okorie.
He said that the
incident had been reported to the South African Police Department and other
government agencies.
According to Anyene,
20 Nigerians resident in the city were initially arrested by the police for
protesting the murder and allegedly
causing public violence.
He said some of the
Nigerians had been released after investigations while the nine charged to
court were granted free bail.
Anyene stated that
the incident had been reported to the Nigerian Mission in South Africa and had
been assured that there would be follow-up investigations.
“ Nigeria Union is
satisfied with investigations done so far by the South African police.
“Our people and
government are not happy with the way cases involving Nigerians in South Africa
are being handled, vis-a-vis the high success rate of prosecution of crime in
South Africa.
“ We told Nigerians
resident in the province to remain law abiding and allow the police to carry
out a thorough investigation of the incident,” Anyene said. Thenation
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